Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-16

The Site for the Public Building
Tho City's Next Mayor.


CHARLESTON, March 15.--There need
scarcely he any further contention be-
tween the Exchanges OF Charleston anu
Savannah as TO the counting OF cotton, AT
least as far as Charleston is concerned,
inasmuch as the cotton season here is
about over. This being the case pubilc
attention Is now turned to the Base Bal
Park, and, in a very few days. factors,
weighers, shippers, samplers, draymen,
pressmen, longshoremen, pilots, steve
dOres, as well as the community general
ly, Will be wrapped up IN the uncertain
ties Of the ma IOnal game. The absence
Of Atlanta IRON the Southern League
this season is the subject or general
rejoicing here, not tor anything mat At
lanta did TO Charleston last year, for tire
amateur umpire" episode was speedily
and effectually blotted out by the earth
quake, but because of the shameless
treatment of Savannah by the Gate CITY
team. Indeed, 1t is doubtful If the means
to support a team could have been raised
If Atlanta had had a place in the LEAGUE.
A good deal OF interest is manifested IN
the special games to be played between
Charleston and Savannah, and such Of
these games as will be played here VIII
draw immense audiences. The Charles
ton team are expected to report Tor duty
THE PUBLIC BUILDING.
Judge McCue, OF the Treasury Depart
ment, has been here, and has selected the
guard house site as the place to erect the
new post office and court house. The
property belongs to the city, which Is to
receive 500, 600 tor 1t. This amount, to-
gether with about 100000 OF the earth
quake relief fund contributed by the
donors, and the proceeds OF the sale of the
various engine houses in different por-
tions OF the city, will enable the Council
to rebuild it's hospital and Its aims
house, both of which were destroyed
by the earthquake, and to build
central police station and central fire
station. 1t is proposed to quarter all the
department at a central point, repeated
experiments having proven that a
steamer can reach any point in the city
from the proposed depot, corner of Went.
worth and Meeting streets, by the time
that steam can be raised. BY the sale of
the Old Guard house the administration
sees Its way to repairing all the damages
to it's institutions without material In
crease of the taxes, and the taxpayers
are therefore highly gratiied at the &C.
tion OF the government.
LOCAL POLITICS.
The next municipal election takes
place IN December next and public In
terest is already awakened in the event.
1t Is officially announced (by the poll
ticiaps) that Mayor Coutenay intends to
retire at ther expiration of his prese Mt
term OF office, January, 1888. There will
| doubtless be several candidates in the
| field before the convention meets, but it
requires neither a prophet nor the son of
prophet to name the next Mayor OF
| Charleston. Capt. George ID. Bryan, who
| has served for eight years as corporation
| counsel is the coming man. Young, active,
! progressive, energetic, he emb0dies all
the traits required TO run the municipal
| machine, and barring the appearance OF
| d Ozark horse' with unprecedented stay
| ing powers will have a walk over in the
race for the MayOralty. MIR. Bryan is the
eldest son OF eX-JuGge George ). Bryan,
of the United States District Court, a
venerable jurist who stood like a stone
wall between the liberties OF the people
and the Federal government during the
| eight years that the Federal government
was represented In South Carolina by
aliens and enemies.